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The novel "The Stone Angel" by Margaret Lawrence can be described as a modern tragedy.
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A modern tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in a language established with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; though pity and fear affecting the proper purgation of these emotions. The novel "The Stone Angel" by Margaret Lawrence can be described as a modern tragedy because of the tragic plot, the tragedy in a character and the specific elements of a tragedy. The plot in tragedy is the belief that the action and the plot are the most important elements in a modern tragedy. The character is important but without a constructive plot there could be no tragedy. Firstly, the reversal of situation is a factor in the development of the plot and "The Stone Angel" happened to have a strong contrast...
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